Golden hour in Louisville
Golden hour in Louisville starts at 20:29 on 15 June and runs 39 minutes; on 15 December it is 41 minutes from 16:43. The calculator above is preset to Louisville — pick a date and sunrise, sunset, golden and blue hour for that exact shoot day are right there, exportable as a calendar entry.
Golden hour calculator for Louisville
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Golden and blue hour in Louisville: all twelve months
The table shows mid-month (the 15th) — computed from the coordinates of Louisville (38.2527, -85.7585) in the America/Louisville timezone, DST included. Between December (41 minutes) and March (35 minutes) the evening window changes by a factor of 1.2.
| Month | Sunrise | Sunset | Golden am (until) | Golden pm (from) | Blue hour (from) | Daylight |
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| January | 07:59 | 17:47 | 08:39 | 17:07 | 18:05 | 9h 48min |
| February | 07:34 | 18:22 | 08:11 | 17:45 | 18:38 | 10h 47min |
| March | 07:55 | 19:50 | 08:30 | 19:15 | 20:07 | 11h 55min |
| April | 07:08 | 20:19 | 07:43 | 19:44 | 20:36 | 13h 11min |
| May | 06:33 | 20:48 | 07:11 | 20:10 | 21:06 | 14h 15min |
| June | 06:20 | 21:09 | 06:59 | 20:29 | 21:28 | 14h 49min |
| July | 06:32 | 21:07 | 07:11 | 20:28 | 21:25 | 14h 34min |
| August | 06:59 | 20:38 | 07:35 | 20:02 | 20:56 | 13h 40min |
| September | 07:25 | 19:53 | 08:00 | 19:18 | 20:09 | 12h 27min |
| October | 07:52 | 19:07 | 08:28 | 18:31 | 19:23 | 11h 14min |
| November | 07:25 | 17:32 | 08:04 | 16:53 | 17:49 | 10h 07min |
| December | 07:53 | 17:25 | 08:35 | 16:43 | 17:43 | 9h 31min |
Fitting the window into the shoot day
The evening window is the reliable half: the crew is warmed up, the setup exists, and golden hour is the last slot before wrap. The morning window right after sunrise (until 06:59 in June) instead requires camera and lighting to be standing before sunrise — with a call well before 06:20.
After sunset, Louisville still offers the blue hour: from 21:28 to 21:40 in June (12 minutes). If you need both looks on one evening, everything from the start of golden hour to the end of blue hour is one continuous window — with no room for a re-rig inside it.
Frequently asked
When is golden hour in Louisville today?
Pick today's date in the calculator above — it computes the times for Louisville from the coordinates, DST included. As a bearing: in mid-June it starts at 20:29, in mid-December at 16:43.
How long does golden hour last in Louisville?
Between 35 minutes (March) and 41 minutes (December) in the evening. The name misleads — it never actually reaches a full hour here.
How accurate are the times?
To about one minute (standard NOAA-style solar computation). Not included: horizon shading from buildings or hills to the west — which can genuinely shorten the window at your location.